Episode
Higurashi: When They Cry: The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness
Overview
Rena discover the true character of her father's girlfriend and grows a deep hatred for her.
Details
- Series
- Higurashi: When They Cry
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 2006-08-30
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The Atonement Chapter - Part 1 - Happiness is Episode 22 in When They Cry of Higurashi: When They Cry. It aired on 2006-08-30. The runtime is 24 min.
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Episode 21: The Detective Chapter - Part 6 - Conviction
Shion tricks Keiichi in a phone call and later tricks the townsfolk in order to make Keiichi a murder suspect, however she quickly realizes that Oishi suspects her instead. When discovered by Rena and Keiichi, Shion lures Keiichi away and knocks him out in front of Mion. The truth behind the sisters' fate is revealed.
Episode 23: The Atonement Chapter - Part 2 - A Place to Return to
Rena disposes of Rina and her lover Teppei, after discovering their plan to con her father. Discovered by her friends, she ends up getting support by them, and they help her hide the bodies, but during the night of the Watanagashi festival, she is interrogated by Oishi and wonders if he suspects of her.
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